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of the public education that displeases them. they think public education deletes religion. want to teach creationism. they want to do things that the public school system don't allow but they want their choice to withdraw their children from that belief system to be subsidized by the same federal government they want to stop spending. >> boom. joy reid. laying it out. we got to leave it there. there's more to talk about, of course, as there always is. the 2010 mid term election signal a congressional tidal wave will the 2012 race bring something more closely resembling a light sea breeze. we will tell the analogy ahead on "now." hahahaha! hooohooo, hahaha! this is awesome! folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. i'd say happier than a slinky on an escalator. get happy. get geico. melons!!! oh yeah!! well that was uncalled for. folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy, ronny? happier than gallagher at a farmers' market. get happy. get geico. i've got a nice long
of the public education that displeases them. they think public education deletes religion. want to teach creationism. they want to do things that the public school system don't allow but they want their choice to withdraw their children from that belief system to be subsidized by the same federal government they want to stop spending. >> boom. joy reid. laying it out. we got to leave it there. there's more to talk about, of course, as there always is. the 2010 mid term election signal a...
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he's on his way to an education roundtable and a fund-raiser and another big rally tonight planned. another thing unusual about his speech in toledo was the fact it was much longer than usual. he went 33 minutes or so. usually we get a15, 20 minutes out of him and he doesn't spend a lot of time talking about foreign policy. because the crowd saw governor romney's speech at the virginia military institute, paul ryan wanted to talk a little bit about that and perhaps giving him a little more of a chance to get some of the foreign policy stuff out there publicly. obviously, his debate on thursday with vice president joe biden will be a mix of foreign policy and domestic issues. over the weekend we asked him about his preparations for this debate on thursday and what kind of energy he expects the vice president to bring. this is what he had to say. >> well, i guess we don't have the sound, which makes for a funny joke, here's what he had to say, quiet. he said something, ron. can you tell us what he said? >> reporter: basically he expects vice president biden come out like a cannonball
he's on his way to an education roundtable and a fund-raiser and another big rally tonight planned. another thing unusual about his speech in toledo was the fact it was much longer than usual. he went 33 minutes or so. usually we get a15, 20 minutes out of him and he doesn't spend a lot of time talking about foreign policy. because the crowd saw governor romney's speech at the virginia military institute, paul ryan wanted to talk a little bit about that and perhaps giving him a little more of a...
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it cuts education by $450 billion. it does virtually nothing except continue to increase the tax cuts for the very wealthy. and, you know, we've had enough of this. the idea that he's so concerned about these deficits, i've pointed out he voted to put two wars on a credit card. >> we're going to the closing statements in a minute. >> just a second. not reading taxes is not cutting taxes. by the way, our budget -- >> we have not -- >> 3% a year instead of 4.5% like they proposed. >> let me calm down things here just for a minute. i want to talk to you very briefly before we go to closing statements about your own personal character. if you're elected, what could you both give to this country as a man, as a human being that no one else could? >> honesty. no one else could? there are plenty of fine people who could lead this country. but what you need are people who when they say they're going to do something, they go do it. what you need are when people see problems, they offer solutions to fix those problems. we're not
it cuts education by $450 billion. it does virtually nothing except continue to increase the tax cuts for the very wealthy. and, you know, we've had enough of this. the idea that he's so concerned about these deficits, i've pointed out he voted to put two wars on a credit card. >> we're going to the closing statements in a minute. >> just a second. not reading taxes is not cutting taxes. by the way, our budget -- >> we have not -- >> 3% a year instead of 4.5% like they...
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. >>> actress jennifer garner is speaking up for america's kids n washington, she appealed for more educational funding saying children are falling behind in school. >>> the list of the most influential men of 2012. you won't believe who is o top the list, bond, james bond. but it's not the actor, just the fictional character. likely due to the new 007 film coming out. >> and finally, taylor swift is setting the record straight about crashing that kennedy wedding in august. she has been dating connor kennedy tells rolling stone it was all just a big misunderstanding. and she never showed up uninvited or wanted to upstage anyone. any ideas how she is going to write a song about this. >> is she being tarnished a little bit? >> it's too often in the news about the dating life of taylor swift. >> maybe you should write songs about it. >> maybe. >> they should call you up and get advice on dating. >> i can do a "dear abby" thing. i can start it today. >> you're on to something. hop on to your twitter page. everybody at home, hop on and ask bill on his twitter page. >> dating advice. >> foolproof. >>
. >>> actress jennifer garner is speaking up for america's kids n washington, she appealed for more educational funding saying children are falling behind in school. >>> the list of the most influential men of 2012. you won't believe who is o top the list, bond, james bond. but it's not the actor, just the fictional character. likely due to the new 007 film coming out. >> and finally, taylor swift is setting the record straight about crashing that kennedy wedding in...
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they say they're just educating voters. all of these millionaire and billionaire bosses are supporting romney for several reasons. romney will cut their taxes and deregulate their industries. it's not about the workers, it's about using the workers to deliver greater wealth to these bosses. let's turn to robert reich, former secretary of labor under bill clinton and now a professor at public policy at uc berkeley and author of the book, "beyond outrage." this would take many employees, i think, to outrage, knowing that their job could be on the line if they don't vote the way the boss wants them to. mr. reich, good to have you with us tonight. do these ceos care more about their employees or their bottom line? >> ed, there's no question. they care not only about their bottom lines, but they treat their employees as costs to be cut rather than assets to be developed. and that is the new corporate code, in many corporations. and you see the revolt of these plutocrats. i mean, they are now saying because they are so worried th
they say they're just educating voters. all of these millionaire and billionaire bosses are supporting romney for several reasons. romney will cut their taxes and deregulate their industries. it's not about the workers, it's about using the workers to deliver greater wealth to these bosses. let's turn to robert reich, former secretary of labor under bill clinton and now a professor at public policy at uc berkeley and author of the book, "beyond outrage." this would take many...
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i have to tell you i've worked in education for several years and as you know "sesame street" and a lot of the programming on pbs is the gold standard not just here in america but around the world for educational programming and for young people, for children. so i mean if you want to talk about somebody who doesn't understand america, suggesting that cutting that is not, should not be a priority to keep it, i don't understand that. i really don't. >> how do you think president obama has played it? i mean, it's a serious issue. >> yeah. >> god forbid if pbs were to get cut like that because of the educational programs they give our young people in this country. but he has used it in a different way, not serious, but almost in a joking fashion, you know, somebody is after big bird now. does that play well? >> i think it does because it's a very quick, memorable way for people to remember that what we're talking about here, the math doesn't add up. it goes to a much larger serious point. obviously pbs is very important but here you have mitt romney saying, i mean it is a $5 trillion hole.
i have to tell you i've worked in education for several years and as you know "sesame street" and a lot of the programming on pbs is the gold standard not just here in america but around the world for educational programming and for young people, for children. so i mean if you want to talk about somebody who doesn't understand america, suggesting that cutting that is not, should not be a priority to keep it, i don't understand that. i really don't. >> how do you think president...
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is this going to educate america or de-educate us? what's all this satire going to do for us? >> lizz, you go. >> okay. i think that anytime you shine a light on when powerful people are messing up, you do a service. so i think that's a good thing, and i think that "snl" this weekend, if that was a wash rag, they took it and they mined every piece of comedy out of those debates. it was pretty impressive. >> once you say the conversation is over, that's just on my part. everybody is using lie. there's problems with the way romney went through that debate. looked good but didn't exactly convey a lot of truth. your thoughts? >> that's exactly what democrats are saying. paul ryan was out today and says that he expects for the next month he's going to hear from the obama campaign that they are liars and you hear liberals picking up on that. again, to go to this point about "saturday night live," i think it underscores what people already saw from that debate, which is that president obama turned in a very poor performance. i thought that he would have been smart to go on to "saturd
is this going to educate america or de-educate us? what's all this satire going to do for us? >> lizz, you go. >> okay. i think that anytime you shine a light on when powerful people are messing up, you do a service. so i think that's a good thing, and i think that "snl" this weekend, if that was a wash rag, they took it and they mined every piece of comedy out of those debates. it was pretty impressive. >> once you say the conversation is over, that's just on my...
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who won't cut education, insists his health care plan covers people with pre-existing conditions. it's the same guy who now says his 47% comments were wrong. did mitt romney take his mask off or has the emperor got no clothes. >>> also, we're beginning to learn more about the flawed strategy that caused president obama to lay a debate egg wednesday night. one thing they agree on, it can't happen again. it best not happen again. >>> and unemployment rate dropped sharply last month. add rick santorum and newt gingrich to the list of republicans who would like to see big bird on the unemployment line. i guess they've had to much education, those guys. >>> and finally, what the jobless number means and why some people don't like looking at it. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >> after losing about 800,000 jobs a month when i took office, our businesses have now added 5.2 million new jobs over the past 2 1/2 years. this morning we found out that the unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level since i took office. more americans entered the work force. more people are ge
who won't cut education, insists his health care plan covers people with pre-existing conditions. it's the same guy who now says his 47% comments were wrong. did mitt romney take his mask off or has the emperor got no clothes. >>> also, we're beginning to learn more about the flawed strategy that caused president obama to lay a debate egg wednesday night. one thing they agree on, it can't happen again. it best not happen again. >>> and unemployment rate dropped sharply last...
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let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. marie callender's turkey breast with stuffing is a great reason to slow down. creamy mash potatoes, homestyle gravy and 320 calories. marie callender's. it's time to savor. >>> get them over who are, man, i want to ask david crosby about -- >> everything. >> about everything. >> what a ride. it's been amazing, what a ride. >> thank you. >> so i can't talk about sports, i can't talk about music, i'll talk about the things i love. >> how are you? >> i'm good. >> all right, let's go to the salt lake tribune, utah has removed about 76,000 voters from its rolls. most counties are clearing inactive voters. >> they're trying to clean it up. >> how many people live there. >> 75,000. >> they're trying to clean it up. >> it's a train wreck. >> you know what you are? just justin bieber mid song. >> coming up next, greek protesters, i know you were asking this morning, what's happening with greek protesters? th
let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. marie callender's turkey breast with stuffing is a great reason to slow down. creamy mash potatoes, homestyle gravy and 320 calories. marie callender's. it's time to savor. >>> get them over who are, man, i want to ask david crosby about -- >> everything. >> about everything. >> what a ride. it's been amazing, what a ride. >> thank you....
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public broadcasting funds support shows including sesame street that provide educational programming for children especially those that cannot afford to go to preschool. the total money going to pbs accounts for roughly .00013% of the federal budget. that's a very small amount. despite utterly nominal amount of money on the table the president has been trumpeting the big bird message since the debate. >> thank goodness somebody is finally getting tough on big bird. >> governor romney plans to let wall street run wild again but he's going to bring down the hammer on sesame street. >> elmo has been seen in a white -- in a white suburban. he's driving for the boarder. >> here on the panel after a hellish commute mother jones washington bureau chief david corn author of the book "47%" uncovering the romney video that rocked the 2012 election. it ain't a over but that video did its share of rocking. >> before big bird hit the scene. >> exactly. david, let's talk about the big bird ad. a good thing for team obama to be using or a bad thing? >> you know, i've always been a fan in politics o
public broadcasting funds support shows including sesame street that provide educational programming for children especially those that cannot afford to go to preschool. the total money going to pbs accounts for roughly .00013% of the federal budget. that's a very small amount. despite utterly nominal amount of money on the table the president has been trumpeting the big bird message since the debate. >> thank goodness somebody is finally getting tough on big bird. >> governor...
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the difference is education. you are going to see a tremendous effort on education. it will not be -- the department of education and beaurocracy in washington giving incentives to the state to do the right thing for their citizens. >> i actually have, that story you told about education and employment is one that i have -- i'm very skeptical of but it's the identical story barack obama campaign tells about employment. it's exactly, you can go back through the speeches and talk romney's praise for the race to the top. the story that i think both campaigns are telling about a vision for a post recovery economy is one about working. >> don't answer a basic question -- >> obama administration it's arne duncan. it's not just because he's a harvard basketball player, but he's been willing to take on the unions and do the right thing for students when david axelrod gets upset with him. >> we can have a different conversation about education, is it six major companies, all of whom have $15 billion in asset ors is it a society with a few start ups that eventually might take
the difference is education. you are going to see a tremendous effort on education. it will not be -- the department of education and beaurocracy in washington giving incentives to the state to do the right thing for their citizens. >> i actually have, that story you told about education and employment is one that i have -- i'm very skeptical of but it's the identical story barack obama campaign tells about employment. it's exactly, you can go back through the speeches and talk romney's...
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let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> top of the hour. a moving live shot of new york city as the sun comes up over the big apple. >> t.j. has the steady cam. >> he's not here. >> we can still blame him. >> welcome back to "morning joe." steve schmidt and steve ratner are still with us. and joining the table, joe says he's going to be nice today. >> i'm always nice. >> best-selling author and award-winning journalist, carl bernstein. you shall be nice. >> i'm always nice. >> in washington, krkcontributi editor for "the national review," jim garrity. good to have you back. >> look time no see. always happy to be here. >> yes, we've missed you. you know, you sent out a funny tweet yesterday, jim. a lot of people were concerned about the martha raddatz situation. a lot of conservatives were. we said earlier, i think most of us agree, we believe martha will do a good job. it's a transparency issue. >> it's a bigger issue. >> it's a bigg
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let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. swhooiter is. >>> young voters could be the key to a victory for president obama. annette taddeo joins me to discuss the youth vote and enthusiasm leading up to this election. >>> paul ryan e gets honest on gun laws while the national rifle association continues to spread lies about the president's policies. we'll have all the details. >>> and as the polls shift after last week's debate, will we get fooled again by mitt romney's lies? we'll look at what a romney presidency would mean for americans. share your thoughts with us on facebook and twitter using @edshow. we're coming right back. [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be cool if we took the nissan altima and reimagined nearly everything in it? gave it greater horsepower and best in class 38 mpg highway... advanced headlights... and zero gravity seats? yeah, that would be cool. ♪ introducing the completely reimagined nissan altima. it's our most i
let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. swhooiter is. >>> young voters could be the key to a victory for president obama. annette taddeo joins me to discuss the youth vote and enthusiasm leading up to this election. >>> paul ryan e gets honest on gun laws while the national rifle association continues to spread lies about the president's policies. we'll have all the details. >>> and...
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let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> for all you moms and kids out there, don't worry, somebody is finally cracking down on big bird. cracking down on him. elmo has made a run for the border. governor romney plans to let wall street run wild again, but he's bringing the hammer down on sesame street. >> back too "hardball." that was president obama of course in los angeles just yesterday taunting mitt romney for saying he'll starve big bird if elected president. and check out this cartoon from the atlanta journal constitution's mike lukovivh, quote, president mitt romney and his team reviewing live video on raid of big bird's compound. as for operation save big bird, there's this. hillary clinton takes the lead. quote, confirmed, i got the bird. we will move him to a safe house in the morning. that's hillary clinton. now, a few words from a member of the house science committee, georgia republican paul brown, a medical doctor, gave
let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> for all you moms and kids out there, don't worry, somebody is finally cracking down on big bird. cracking down on him. elmo has made a run for the border. governor romney plans to let wall street run wild again, but he's bringing the hammer down on sesame street. >> back too "hardball." that was president obama of course in los angeles just...
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let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> yesterday, the state department began the process of coming clean about what occurred in benghazi. contrary to early assertions by the administration, let's understand. there was no protest. and cameras reveal that and the state department, the fbi and others have that video. >> however, the chairman claims we are pursuing this investigation on a quote bipartisan basis, that has simply not been the case. chairman withheld documents provided to the committee which is in violation of the house rules. >> struggled to obtain additional personnel but was never able to obtain the numbers he felt comfortable with. >> this afternoon, serious questions of security of personnel raised. former head of the u.s. military team in libya testified before the house oversight committee that even before the attack that killed ambassador stevens and three other americans they never had the forces needed. comes a da
let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> yesterday, the state department began the process of coming clean about what occurred in benghazi. contrary to early assertions by the administration, let's understand. there was no protest. and cameras reveal that and the state department, the fbi and others have that video. >> however, the chairman claims we are pursuing this investigation on a quote...
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the simplest answer has to do with education. if you adjusted those rates for the various education levels within each of those groups, they'd be a lot closer. for example, if you look at the unemployment rate for high school graduates, it's probably around 8% or 9%. college graduates, around 4%. one explanation. and, look, there's still discrimination in our job market against minorities, that's another explanation. >> okay. look, it's not just jack welch, whom we heard from, perpetuating this conspiracy theory. look at these interviews. congressman alan west, senator john mccain both on cnbc. here we go. >> i know. >> you are alleging specifically that the president is engaging in a cover-up of the data. you are saying that the administration is actively manipulating that data. correct? >> well, absolutely. >> frankly, i am not enough of an economist to question exactly what those numbers are. our discussion about the warren act that just took place where there are blatant violations of the law, i wouldn't put anything past thi
the simplest answer has to do with education. if you adjusted those rates for the various education levels within each of those groups, they'd be a lot closer. for example, if you look at the unemployment rate for high school graduates, it's probably around 8% or 9%. college graduates, around 4%. one explanation. and, look, there's still discrimination in our job market against minorities, that's another explanation. >> okay. look, it's not just jack welch, whom we heard from,...
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let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> hello from new york. i'm chris hayes. i have peter welch from vermont, john a columbia university professor and rebecca of salon.com. we were talking wednesday night's debate. what wasn't in the debate? after the debate was done, i thought that was an in-depth look at three issues, budget and tax policy, medicare and the affordable care act and a little bit about dodd frank. those are the issue that is are central to the beltway of reporting about the economy. very little about jobs and jobs creation except how regulation kills it and small business references. there was a panel plea of domestic policy issue that is are incredibly important that were not talked about. there's only one more debate that includes domestic policy. we have thursday night's vice president debate. we are talking about what was not in there that we would like to see. we talked contraception. i talked gun control and the
let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> hello from new york. i'm chris hayes. i have peter welch from vermont, john a columbia university professor and rebecca of salon.com. we were talking wednesday night's debate. what wasn't in the debate? after the debate was done, i thought that was an in-depth look at three issues, budget and tax policy, medicare and the affordable care act and a little bit...
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. >> students have are having a hard time paying for school so voting is important for education purposes. >> i don't think cutting taxes or preking the wealthy is the way to go. >> i was lucky enough to find a job at the beginning of the summer, but it's really difficult to find a job when you're a college student. >> interesting. those students were in line to get tickets for president obama's speech later this week at the university of miami. in 2008, senator obama beat senator john mccain by 2 to 1 in the margin in the youth vote in this country. it's crucial for the president to get similar numbers this time around if he's going to win the state of florida. of course, to vote they must be registered and voter registration drives have been underway for months. according to statistics from the zx 2.8 million people are registered as independents or with a third party. the numbers are interesting, but it means nothing if there's no emotional component that will motivate them to do it. this is why the debates are so important in today's information culture. there must be a real emotional
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let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> in the big finish tonight, a study is exposing how racist an anti-voting law was. it would discriminate against african-americans in ohio's second largest city of cleveland. the study found that african-americans used early in person voting at 26 times the rate of white voters in 2008. the study used census tracks where the voting population is over 80% african-american. every one of those red dots on the map represent 50 early voters. ohio republicans were trying to end early voting 72 hours prior to election day except for members of the armed forces. luckily for all ohio voters, their efforts have failed. on friday a federal appeals court judge upheld a lower courts decision striking down the law. the three-judge panel ruled the 72-hour voting period should be open to all voters in the state, including members of the military. this is good news. some questions still remain. it's being report
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no, you will not terrify us from having an education. no. you will not terrify us from having a voice. no, you will not terrify us from having a future. rest and get well malala. the world needs your voice. the world is praying for you. flip your look from day, to night soft, to bright with covergirl blast flipstick. wearable, blendable double end-able! it's two lipsticks in one. easy, breezy, beautiful blast flipstick from covergirl. >>> we're back talking about the cowardly shooting of a 14-year-old. malala yousufzai who was shot by the taliban. the taliban sought to silence her an education advocate for girls. her condition has stabilized. but she and her father continue to face death threats. >> i'm joined by an msnbc contributor and foreign policy analyst for newsweek. talk to me first about what the message -- this is an act certainly against malala but an act of terrorism against girls in general. what is the message the taliban was attempting to send here? >> the message is clear. don't dare to shape society. this is what malala was
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from being educated in a complex class, that this is a better education and better preparation for the world at large. that is part of their argument. let's hear from president powers from the university of texas. >> hour lawyers made the case to the justices that the diversity ethnic and otherwise, benefits all of the students on our campus. we made the case and the university of texas has crafted an admissions policy that includes race as one of many factor factors and meets the strict guidelines established by this court in the decision nine years ago. >> the grudser decision the plaintiff in that case in the university of michigan you referred to. when do you think we would be getting decisions? this will be something decided some time this spring, you think? >> could be by december. it has the advantage of being argued early, only the second one week of this court's term but this is going to be a tough one. i would say yes, not before next spring, maybe at the end of the term like when all the other big ones come out. >> and, of course, everyone watching closely and these are usua
from being educated in a complex class, that this is a better education and better preparation for the world at large. that is part of their argument. let's hear from president powers from the university of texas. >> hour lawyers made the case to the justices that the diversity ethnic and otherwise, benefits all of the students on our campus. we made the case and the university of texas has crafted an admissions policy that includes race as one of many factor factors and meets the strict...
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last week romney lied about his policies on taxes, education and health care. today the candidate's positions went under the knife during a speech at the military institute. romney laid out a complete reversal on his strategy for middle east peace. >> i'll recommit america to the goal of a democratic, prosperous state living side by side in peace and security with the jewish state of israel. >> the new mitt romney is committed to a two-state solution, but this is not what mitt romney told a group of donors in private. >> priceless tape. direct from romney's mouth, you hope for some stability and hope something will happen. listen to the new mitt romney today in his opinion on hope. >> i know the president hopes for a safer, freer and more prosperous middle east aligned with us. i share this hope. but hope is not a strategy. >> the new mitt romney didn't flinch when he made a false accusation. >> i'll champion free trade and restore it as a critical element of our strategy. both in the middle east and across the world. the president has not signed one new free t
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not focusing on pbs so much but early childhood education. things we need on do now to really get growth going. strong message there. >> let me bring in congressman john yarmoth, democrat from kentucky. good to see you this morning. >> good morning. >> four years ago president obama said if you don't have a record to run on, you make a big election about small things. is that what he is doing with big bird? >> you know, i think one of the most important points about big bird, it relates to the wall street comment. if you really are going to make a dent in deficit reduction you don't pick on things like big bird. you pick on big things like tax cuts for multimillionaires. and -- so -- no, i don't think it is an irrelevant point but i agree we ought to be talking about what the next four years will bring because it looks like romney administration would just be one big surprise party. we have no idea what that is going to be like. so -- but i think the president and the vice president really do need to give the american people a clear sense of
not focusing on pbs so much but early childhood education. things we need on do now to really get growth going. strong message there. >> let me bring in congressman john yarmoth, democrat from kentucky. good to see you this morning. >> good morning. >> four years ago president obama said if you don't have a record to run on, you make a big election about small things. is that what he is doing with big bird? >> you know, i think one of the most important points about big...
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let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> actor and comedian steve martin, star of "pennies from heaven" and "father of the bride" has done an ad. the candidate martin is endorsing ofishated at martin's wedding. it is coming up. jonathan capeheart and maggie haberman join me next. . >>> my opponent, he is doing a lot of -- a little tap dance. at the debate the other night, trying to wiggle out of stuff he's been saying for a year. doing like, it was like dancing with the stars. or maybe it was "extreme makeover." debate edition. >> in the spotlight tonight, so-called moderate mitt. that was president obama in ohio reflecting how the mitt romney from wednesday sounded a little different from this mitt romney from february. >> we conservatives believe in freedom. as conservatives we're united by a set of core conviction. conservative conservative. i was a severely conservative republican governor. >>> i think he's a conservative. six mont
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they just want an education. tomorrow is the united nations international day of the girl, which the u.n. says is about highlighting, celebrating, discussing, and advancing girl's lives across the globe. and tonight on the eve of the international day of the girl. this girl, one of the bravest girls in the world, a 14-year-old is lying near debt after being shot in the head and the neck on her school bus yesterday for nothing more than wanting an education for herself and other girls. religious extremists planned to assassinate her on her school bus. the man who got on the bus and shot her and got away is, no doubt, very, very proud of himself tonight. his spokesman certainly is. yes, homicidal religious extremists have spokes menmen in pakistan. ehsanullah ehsan sent a letter to the media today defending the assassination attempt and his defense of the assassination attempt contains specific sigh takings from the koran. the spokesman said, whom so ever leads a campaign against islam and shariah is ordered to be
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education is not granted the way it's granted here. how can we ever think there would be durable peace in these areas without people who have access to education. years ago you used to say you open a school, you close a jail. with that idea, one little girl is more threatening to the taliban today than the pakistani army. the pan stanny often they flirt with these groups and they close an eye on them and they let them govern certain areas. even the americans were protesting more than once say they give them actual information, they give them funds and very often they don't take care of the protection of the civil society in these areas. we have to understand that in the last ten years, americans spent $20 billion only in pakistan. 80% of that budget went directly to the army. 170 million went to education. what we are doing in these countries, we have to think that our policy is about building armies. not about building societities. what malala wanted was to build a civil society that lead to democratization of the place. and lead to t
education is not granted the way it's granted here. how can we ever think there would be durable peace in these areas without people who have access to education. years ago you used to say you open a school, you close a jail. with that idea, one little girl is more threatening to the taliban today than the pakistani army. the pan stanny often they flirt with these groups and they close an eye on them and they let them govern certain areas. even the americans were protesting more than once say...
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aisha rasheed cares about education. more than ten years ago as a new college grad she started working for the local new orleans paper, the times picayune. she was assigned the education beat. she was shocked to learn about the dismal condition of the schools. she left the paper in 2005 to improve the system through advocacy. then hurricane katrina hit. and in the aftermath many reformers were determined to fix the broken system with a new one that relies heavily on charter schools. the system has some benefits, but it came at the cost of neighborhood schools. teachers were dispersed and leaders left, buildings were closed and schools that people had never heard of emerged while long-time community institutions were replaced. families were left with questions. which schools were open, which ones required applications? is there any transportation? and most importantly, which schools are performing? and there was no one source for parents to get the answers. until aisha lit a can knelt dark maze of a disconnected system. s
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let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> the truth is out there, but maybe not so much on the campaign trail. accusations of untruths have been flying from both sides during this campaign. one of the latest from thursday night's vice presidential debate. listen to vice president biden's reaction to congressman ryan's criticism of the administration's middle east policy. >> when we look weak, our adversaries are much more likely to attack us. >> with all do respect, that's a bunch of mullarkey. >> why is that so? >> because not a single thing he said is true. >> malarkey or truth? "time" magazine tried to get to the bottom. who is telling the truth? the fact wars. joining me now, adam sorenson, associate editor at time, and professor rifeler, who cowrote a book on the falsehoods in politics we should note here. adam, let me start with you. a simple question here. are the nominees and their campaigns being straight with the voters? >> no
let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> the truth is out there, but maybe not so much on the campaign trail. accusations of untruths have been flying from both sides during this campaign. one of the latest from thursday night's vice presidential debate. listen to vice president biden's reaction to congressman ryan's criticism of the administration's middle east policy. >> when we look weak,...
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in order to support legislation to cut finding for scientific research and education, hall said this about scientists who come before his committee to talk about the reality of climate change. quote, i think we ought to listen to them. i just don't think we ought to mind them. that's a thinker. their colleague, jim sensenbrenner, has called the idea of climate change an international conspiracy and scientific fascism. heard enough? don't forget about todd akin. he has a slot on the science committee, he and his theory that in legitimate cases of rape the woman can't get pregnant. >>> up next, republicans probably figured they had the senate seat in arizona all wrapped up, but richard carmona has come out of nowhere and coming on strong. now we have a race out there. richard carmona joins us next. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. >>> welcome back to "hardball." arizona's democratic senate candidate richard carmona has an inspiring biography that's nearly cuss mom made for politics. he dropped out of high school, went to vietnam, and became a decorated combat veteran
in order to support legislation to cut finding for scientific research and education, hall said this about scientists who come before his committee to talk about the reality of climate change. quote, i think we ought to listen to them. i just don't think we ought to mind them. that's a thinker. their colleague, jim sensenbrenner, has called the idea of climate change an international conspiracy and scientific fascism. heard enough? don't forget about todd akin. he has a slot on the science...
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>> well, first of all, i as a science educator have failed. i've failed. >> no. >> evolution was discovered. it's not something people made up. it was discovered and the evidence for it is astonishing. it's overwhelming. charles darwin back in his day took flowers, he took roses. >> they're props. i love it when you bring props. >> he compared different varieties of flowers and he came up with a very reasonable explanation of species and he used the same techniques that flower breersd use today, a little tweezers, magnifiers and he studied the ova, the eggs and pollen of flowers. i mention this only as an example. what do these guys do, i ask myself, when they take their children to a conventional natural history museum and there are natural fossil dinosaur bones. one of the problems these guys brought up is the age of the earth. i say that as an age-old question. this is my perception of their words. they each assert that the earth is 6,000, 10,000 years old, something like, that but i'm sure they both, if they don't have smoke detector in th
>> well, first of all, i as a science educator have failed. i've failed. >> no. >> evolution was discovered. it's not something people made up. it was discovered and the evidence for it is astonishing. it's overwhelming. charles darwin back in his day took flowers, he took roses. >> they're props. i love it when you bring props. >> he compared different varieties of flowers and he came up with a very reasonable explanation of species and he used the same techniques...
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do you support education cuts? no, i don't. and then people come out and say, well, actually he does. he just keeps contradicting himself over and over again on these very basic, basic fundamental positions. you know, the right wing should be up in arms. and then andrea and others creeping out and saying, what he meant to say. he's going with a top line campaign strategy. he gets out on foreign policy and says, i'm strong, obama is weak. he says i won't cut taxes for the rich but everything up until then he will. i'll just create a better economy by snapping my fingers now. don't know how long he can get away with this, maybe until election day, but he's taking this position that it almost doesn't matter what he says as long as it sounds good at the time. >> cecile, let me ask you about, when you get up in the morning and worry about the possibility of this election going the wrong way from your perspective of a volunteer for obama, when you really think, and you have to talk to your best friends whom we care most about, when y
do you support education cuts? no, i don't. and then people come out and say, well, actually he does. he just keeps contradicting himself over and over again on these very basic, basic fundamental positions. you know, the right wing should be up in arms. and then andrea and others creeping out and saying, what he meant to say. he's going with a top line campaign strategy. he gets out on foreign policy and says, i'm strong, obama is weak. he says i won't cut taxes for the rich but everything up...
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let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> we're back talking about next tuesday's debate. obama versus romney, round two. who shows up, and what are the attack strategies? if president obama has called former president clinton the explainer in chief, it seems like clinton, who was campaigning in las vegas this week, gave a preview of how the campaign is going after romney now. watch. >> i had a different reaction to that first debate than a lot of people did. i mean, i saw -- i thought, wow. here's old moderate mitt. where you been, boy? i missed you all these last two years. to just show up with a sunny face and say, i didn't say all that stuff i said the last two years. i don't have that tax plan i had for the last two years. are you going to believe me or your lying eyes here? come on. what? >> that last line alone is worth playing the whole clip. governor mcdonnell, the charge is romney is in a position to say anything he has to clo
let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> we're back talking about next tuesday's debate. obama versus romney, round two. who shows up, and what are the attack strategies? if president obama has called former president clinton the explainer in chief, it seems like clinton, who was campaigning in las vegas this week, gave a preview of how the campaign is going after romney now. watch. >> i had...
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it's fun and a little educational. what is the point? >> really educational, right? it's really fun. no. the truth is i want people to focus on the economic issues. it's all about the debates. the country does face a lot of really serious fiscal issues. if not immediately, although we have created this artificial crisis in the fiscal cliff. it's really boring. people don't want to necessarily focus on how to make entitlement spending work. what do i care about 30 years if i'm 50? maybe it doesn't matter. so the economic team is really important to fixing this. and it's my view basically whoever wins, whether it's obama or romney, is basically going to have one big docier flopped in their lap. it's either we've gone over the fiscal cliff and have you to deal with it in reverse, or we've kicked the can down the road and done a patch that gets us to july 4th to be patriotic and we have another physical cliff to not go over. to do that you have to reach across the aisle and work with democrats and republicans to get something done. so that, to me, is sort of day one even
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let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> this week the pundit class will spend considerable and deserved time forecasting the vice presidential debate between joe biden and paul ryan. we will talk substance to death. what does biden need to say? will ryan wonk out on the debt and deficit? all important questions for which there is a time and place. but here and now i'd like to spend a minute sharing my fantasy because fantasies are fun and my fantasy about joe biden is bo to get weird. he does away with the restricter plate he drove around with in 2008. a joe biden with a governor is no joe i want to see. in my version biden plays it big and surgically, hazing the young kid from the minor leagues who doesn't know what it's like to perform in the big show. it goes something like this. >> relax. don't try to strike everybody out. strikeouts are boring. besides that, they're fascist. throw some ground balls. more democratic. >> what's thi
let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> this week the pundit class will spend considerable and deserved time forecasting the vice presidential debate between joe biden and paul ryan. we will talk substance to death. what does biden need to say? will ryan wonk out on the debt and deficit? all important questions for which there is a time and place. but here and now i'd like to spend a minute...
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let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> for today's flashback, we turn our attention to 1996, when the presidential race was a choice between bill clinton and bob dole. 16 years ago, the incumbent president and his republican challenger met for their first debate. the showdown was in hartford, connecticut, and moderated by jim lehrer of pbs. it was also the year of a new block of voters, that was identified as jonathan alter explained to tom brokaw in the post-debate analysis. >> the swing voter this year goes by a new buzz word. they're called soccer moms. these are white women, living in the suburbs, some of them watch their kids play soccer. four years ago, george bush led bill clinton by ten percentage points, 15 in some polls, with this constituency. this year clinton is crushing dole in all the surveys of this group. it's a tremendous number of voters, white women living in the suburbs. they respond to a certain set of issues, g
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how are we going to make sure that folks have hope and opportunity, a good education? we bring back some of the manufacturing jobs and continue on this path to progress. >> there is a reality that on the campaign stump, mitt romney has been denied a line that he's been relying on when it comes to 8% unemployment, which was a significant marker. this is how he's been talking about it this fall. >> we've had 43 straight months with unemployment above 8%. he said that he'd create jobs, and instead we have unemployment now still over 8% for 43 straight months. >> the symbolism, mike murphy, is there for everyone to see. you get below 8% it matters. >> it becomes a good political club for the obama folks. but fundamentally, i don't think america woke up and said, hey, everything is fixed. we feel great. you can still see the economic worry. the middle class has been buried for four years. i think what's changed is not statistics out of d.c. i think we make a lot of that. it's the perception out in the states. >> but that's been a great point, chuck. when you see people feel
how are we going to make sure that folks have hope and opportunity, a good education? we bring back some of the manufacturing jobs and continue on this path to progress. >> there is a reality that on the campaign stump, mitt romney has been denied a line that he's been relying on when it comes to 8% unemployment, which was a significant marker. this is how he's been talking about it this fall. >> we've had 43 straight months with unemployment above 8%. he said that he'd create jobs,...